Barnacles
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Bob you are a crusty creature
calcareous plated
Cirripedea
no heart
yet
a door with sensors
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Purveyors of super strong glue
you cement yourselves on rocks
crab claws and whales
wharfs and hulls
you and your tenacious crew
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the tide’s in
slide wide your
operculum!
out with your feathery cirri
wave that plankton in
while you stay put
awash in tidal action
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calcareous: containing calcium carbonate, chalky
purveyors: someone who sells or deals in something
operculum: two moveable plates
cirri: (feathery) legs